beauty. Went over Chas. Loomis' house now building
quite handsome -- Wrote letters. Made several visits
took tea & spent Eveg
the daughters -- visited Ch. Yard. a mistake in
Mother's name on the stone I ordered Anna for Anne
Disastrous news fr. War -- Rebels are
pressing upon Washington, it is said taken Fairfax
& attacked Manassas -- I think our Army however
will take care of them -- Mr Norton told story of Capt [Oliver]
Hanchett in attack on Quebec under [Benedict] Arnold -- Capt H & five
Soldiers got strayed off in some part of town. firing fr. a
house -- he went in -- calling to his men "Keep back!" --
The room was full of British officers -- he demanded their surrender
they supposing he had a large force Surrendered -- he ordered
them to fall back so as to let his men enter -- "only five
of you come in," sd. he "only five" -- the offcers were received
but the fortune of the night soon changed -- & the Capt. was
soon afterward himself a prisoner -- but the Officers admiring
his tact & courage presented him with a handsome british
uniform wh -- the Capt., on the Anniversary of the event,
ever afterward put on & wore for the day.
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